1946 – 2016

BRIDGTON — Richard D. “Rick” Libby, 69, of Fryeburg, passed away peacefully Saturday, Oct. 8, at Bridgton Hospital, after a lengthy illness.

Richard was born in Portland on Dec. 24, 1946, a son of Richard I. and Phyllis G. Wambolt Libby and attended South Portland schools and the University of Southern Maine.

Rick worked as an electrician for most of his life and had worked at Aladdin Electric in Portland, which did all of the electrical work around the Exchange Street and Congress Street areas for two very exceptional people, Mr. Bob Monks and Mr. Howard Goldenfarb. Rick was very good at service work and loved by everyone he met.

He was especially skilled at working in existing buildings, figuring out how they were built and finding a way to get the job done using his knowledge. Because of this, he became especially valuable in landmark buildings, such as 477 Congress St. (Time and Temperature Building), where he seldom missed his 9 a.m. coffee at the Village Green Coffee Shop located inside. Rick was also sought after and hired by several large and well-known companies, including Mancini, Atlantic Coast and Boulos Electric, and trained many electrician helpers. He was a member of the IBEW Local No. 567 electrical workers union.

Rick married Marguerite Barras White on July 15, 1989.

He was a member of the Bradley Memorial United Methodist Church in Fryeburg. Rick loved old cars, tractors and animals, especially dogs. He adopted many pets in his lifetime.

He is survived by his wife, Marge, of Fryeburg; three brothers, Craig Libby and his wife, Roberta, of Gorham, Jeffrey Libby and his wife, Patty, of Holiday, Fla., and Kent Libby of San Diego, Calif.; three nieces, Jennifer, Delight and Rica; and four nephews, Derek, Peter, Brian and Kyle; several cousins, grandnieces and nephews; a stepdaughter, Leanne Gagne and her husband, Greg, of Dixfield; a stepson, Richard White and his wife, Leslie, of Rangeley; grandchildren, Marc Gagne and wife, Meghan, Katherine Endsley and husband, Jason and Amanda, Lysandria and Lacee White; as well as six great-grandchildren; and his best friends, Jerry and Mary Jane Strumph and Rod and Leigh Stone and their family.

Condolences can be expressed to the family at www.woodfuneralhome.org.